We’ve made it. The end of the year is upon us.As with every year, theaters will be filled with a sometimes cheerful mix of heady award hopefuls, mind-numbing but merry comedies, big box office blowouts and some out-of-left-field curveballs. A preview of just some of the other upcoming eclectic titles follows.For tickets and showtimes, click here.”Five Nights at Freddy’s 2″ (Dec. 5)Welcome back to your animatronic horror nightmare. Based on the bestselling video game, this sequel picks up where 2023’s first movie left off, and it’s safe to say there will be a whole slew of new mechanical baddies to contend with.”100 Nights of Hero” (Dec. 5)Based on the graphic novel by Isabel Greenberg and derived from Middle Eastern folklore, this fable about a woman tested by her husband to see how faithful she can remain features Maika Monroe (“It Follows”), Nicholas Galitzine (“Red, White & Royal Blue”) and the brat herself, Charli XCX.”The Secret Agent” (Dec. 12)The Oscar conversation kicked into high gear as this film hit the festival circuit, featuring Wagner Moura (“Narcos,” “Dope Thief” ) as a technology expert in 1970s Brazil who knows too much and is in serious danger.”Ella McCay” (Dec. 12)Hollywood icon James L. Brooks returns with this original story – the first movie he wrote and directed in 15 years – about a young woman in the aughts, who has to get past her family members to flourish.”Is This Thing On?” (Dec. 19)After winning an Academy Award for playing an unstoppable divorce lawyer (in 2019’s “Marriage Story”), Laura Dern plays a woman embroiled in a divorce herself, opposite Will Arnett as a struggling standup comedian.”Avatar: Fire and Ash” (Dec. 19)Three years after “Avatar: The Way of Water,” James Cameron and his aliens from Pandora are back to heat things up with the third entry in the blockbuster franchise, featuring a new, more aggressive Na’vi tribe called the Ash People.Watch the trailer in the video player above.”The Housemaid” (Dec. 19)If the recent reboot of “The Hand that Rocks the Cradle” didn’t quite cut it for you, try this thriller featuring Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney about a housemaid who shows up to work and care for an affluent family.”Father Mother Sister Brother” (Dec. 24)A stacked cast including Tom Waits, Mayim Bialik, Cate Blanchett and Adam Driver comes together for acclaimed director Jim Jarmusch’s new film, about estranged children negotiating their relationships with each other and emotionally distant parents.”Marty Supreme” (Dec. 25)If the ping-pong sequence in “Forrest Gump” was your favorite part of that movie, you’re in luck this Christmas. “Marty Supreme” follows a champion in that sport, played by Timothée Chalamet, as he accomplishes the highest of highs and encounters the lowest of lows. It co-stars Oscar-winner Gwyneth Paltrow.”Song Sung Blue” (Dec. 25)Oscar-nominee Kate Hudson gets to flex her acting chops and vocal skills opposite Hugh Jackman in this based-on-a-true-story look at a husband-and-wife Neil Diamond tribute band.”Anaconda” (Dec. 25)Remember 1997’s “Anaconda” starring Jennifer Lopez? Well, the snake is back, but this time with a meta twist. In this movie, Jack Black and Paul Rudd arrive in the jungle to make an “Anaconda” movie… only to encounter the real serpent.”The Testament of Ann Lee” (Dec. 25)Oscar-nominee Amanda Seyfried gets to flex her acting muscles and vocal cords (again!) in this historical portrait of the founding leader of the Shakers religious sect in the 18th century.
We’ve made it. The end of the year is upon us.
As with every year, theaters will be filled with a sometimes cheerful mix of heady award hopefuls, mind-numbing but merry comedies, big box office blowouts and some out-of-left-field curveballs.
A preview of just some of the other upcoming eclectic titles follows.
For tickets and showtimes, click here.
“Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” (Dec. 5)
Welcome back to your animatronic horror nightmare. Based on the bestselling video game, this sequel picks up where 2023’s first movie left off, and it’s safe to say there will be a whole slew of new mechanical baddies to contend with.
“100 Nights of Hero” (Dec. 5)
Based on the graphic novel by Isabel Greenberg and derived from Middle Eastern folklore, this fable about a woman tested by her husband to see how faithful she can remain features Maika Monroe (“It Follows”), Nicholas Galitzine (“Red, White & Royal Blue”) and the brat herself, Charli XCX.
“The Secret Agent” (Dec. 12)
The Oscar conversation kicked into high gear as this film hit the festival circuit, featuring Wagner Moura (“Narcos,” “Dope Thief” ) as a technology expert in 1970s Brazil who knows too much and is in serious danger.
“Ella McCay” (Dec. 12)
Hollywood icon James L. Brooks returns with this original story – the first movie he wrote and directed in 15 years – about a young woman in the aughts, who has to get past her family members to flourish.
“Is This Thing On?” (Dec. 19)
After winning an Academy Award for playing an unstoppable divorce lawyer (in 2019’s “Marriage Story”), Laura Dern plays a woman embroiled in a divorce herself, opposite Will Arnett as a struggling standup comedian.
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” (Dec. 19)
Three years after “Avatar: The Way of Water,” James Cameron and his aliens from Pandora are back to heat things up with the third entry in the blockbuster franchise, featuring a new, more aggressive Na’vi tribe called the Ash People.
Watch the trailer in the video player above.
“The Housemaid” (Dec. 19)
If the recent reboot of “The Hand that Rocks the Cradle” didn’t quite cut it for you, try this thriller featuring Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney about a housemaid who shows up to work and care for an affluent family.
“Father Mother Sister Brother” (Dec. 24)
A stacked cast including Tom Waits, Mayim Bialik, Cate Blanchett and Adam Driver comes together for acclaimed director Jim Jarmusch’s new film, about estranged children negotiating their relationships with each other and emotionally distant parents.
“Marty Supreme” (Dec. 25)
If the ping-pong sequence in “Forrest Gump” was your favorite part of that movie, you’re in luck this Christmas. “Marty Supreme” follows a champion in that sport, played by Timothée Chalamet, as he accomplishes the highest of highs and encounters the lowest of lows. It co-stars Oscar-winner Gwyneth Paltrow.
“Song Sung Blue” (Dec. 25)
Oscar-nominee Kate Hudson gets to flex her acting chops and vocal skills opposite Hugh Jackman in this based-on-a-true-story look at a husband-and-wife Neil Diamond tribute band.
“Anaconda” (Dec. 25)
Remember 1997’s “Anaconda” starring Jennifer Lopez? Well, the snake is back, but this time with a meta twist. In this movie, Jack Black and Paul Rudd arrive in the jungle to make an “Anaconda” movie… only to encounter the real serpent.
“The Testament of Ann Lee” (Dec. 25)
Oscar-nominee Amanda Seyfried gets to flex her acting muscles and vocal cords (again!) in this historical portrait of the founding leader of the Shakers religious sect in the 18th century.